Thread-holder.



' No. 864,161, PATENTED AUG-.'27, 1907.

c. GARVIN. THREAD HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 21, 1906.

Ilm' *Y /HI 5 lllllll i I COLUMBUS GARVIN, OF MARION, OHIO.

THREAD-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 27, 1907.

Application filed November 21, 1906. Serial No. 344.470.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GoLUMBUs GARvIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Marion, in the county of Marion and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in a Thread-Holder, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to spool stands and more particularly to spoolholders for the same, the object being to provide a holder which is verysimple and cheap in construction and one which will securely hold thespool, and at the same time allow the spool to freely revolve.

Another object of my invention is to provide a holder which can beadjusted to suit different size spools and one which can be easily andquickly opened so that a spool can be readily inserted.

With these objects in View, the invention consists in the novel featuresof construction, hereinafter fully described and pointed out in theclaims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification Figure l is aperspective View of a spool stand showing one of my improved holders inplace. Fig. 2 is a sectional view through the stand. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the holder detached with the spring and casingremoved. Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of a modiiication. Fig. 5 isa sectional plan View of Fig. 4.

In the drawingA indicates a suitable stand or table of any desiredconstruction, upon the top of which is arranged a stepped arch B, onwhich my improved spool holders are adapted to be arranged. Each step ofthe arch is provided with a socket B, in which a screw-pin O, of theholder X is adapted to be secured on which the spool is adapted to bearranged. One end of a piece of wire D is secured around the pin at D,then extended outwardly at D2 then curved around the pin forming a ringD3 on which the spool is adapted to rest. The wire is then extendedoutwardly at D4, then upwardly at D5 and the end is then bent to form aguide eye D6 through which passes a wire E the lower end of which islooped around the upwardly extending post D5 to form a guideeye E. Theupper portion ofthe wire E is looped upwardly and downwardly and the endis bent back to form an eye E2 in which the eye F/, of the wire ring Fis secured, forming a hinge-joint for the same. One end of the wire ringextends inwardly at F2 and is looped around a pin Gr at F3 which isadapted to t in the bore of the spool. The other end of the wire ring Fis bent outwardly at F4 then downwardly at F5 andthe end is bent arounditself to form a guide eye for the strand from the spool. The portion D5oi the wire D, and the wiie E between the eye D6 and eye E aresurrounded by a coil spring H, which is inclosed in a casing I so as toallow the parts to be adjusted to suit different size spools.

In the modification shown in Figs. 4 and 5, a wire L is inserted in theeye D( and its end is bent to form an leye L2 which works over theportion D5, of the wire D.

The upper portion of the wire L is bent to form a ring L3, the end ofwhich is bent inwardly and around atube .I in which is arranged a springactuated pin K so that it can be raised so as to allow a spool to beinserted.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that the upperportion of the holder can be readily swung upwardly so that a spool canbe inserted.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a device of' the kind described,the combination with a stand, of a pin secured in said stand carrying aring provided with an upwardly projecting member, a springactuated loopmember mounted on said upwardly projecting member and a ring pivoted tosaid loop member provided with a central pin for the purpose described..2. In a device of the kind described, the combination with a standprovided with a stepped arch provided With sockets, of pins arranged insaid sockets, rings carried by said pins, spring actuated loops mountedon said rings, and rings hinged to said looped members carrying pins,

for the purpose described.

3. In a device of the kind described, the combination with a standprovided with a stepped arch, of pins secured in the steps of the arch,rings secured to said pins, spring actuated loop members adjustablymounted on said rings, and a ring provided with a pin hinged to saidlooped member, for the purpose described.

4. In a device of the kind described, the combination with a standprovided with a stepped arch provided with sockets, of pins secured insaid sockets, a base member secured to said pin, a looped memberslidably mounted on said base member, and a ring hinged to said loopedmember provided with a pin, for the purpose described.

5. In a device of the kind described the combination with a stand, of apin secured in said stand, a Wire ring secured to said pin provided withan upwardly extending portion, a looped member slidably mounted on saidupwardly extending portion, and a ring hinged to said looped memberprovided with a pin for the purpose described.

COLUMBUS GARVIN.

Witnesses:

HOKE DONITHEN, O. G. Beides. v l

